Spec Ops: The Line
A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.
- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- YAGER
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 76
- Steam Deck
- unsupported
- Download
- Not stated
What is Spec Ops: The Line?
A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 28 June 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | YAGER |
| Publisher | 2K, Missing Link Games |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Languages | 6 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Spec Ops: The Line received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | Yes |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unsupported |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
Games like Spec Ops: The Line
24 games overlap with Spec Ops: The Line on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Alan Wake, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days and The Evil Within 2.
Common questions about Spec Ops: The Line
What platforms is Spec Ops: The Line on?
Spec Ops: The Line is available on PC. It first released in 2012.
Do players recommend Spec Ops: The Line?
93% of 56,315 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Spec Ops: The Line?
76 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Spec Ops: The Line work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Spec Ops: The Line as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Spec Ops: The Line?
Spec Ops: The Line was developed by YAGER and published by 2K, Missing Link Games.